Even as an EndeavourOS user, I concur: Mint. Why? Cinnamon is hands down the best desktop environment. Beginner friendly default without blasting features in one’s face with configs all over the place, yet intuitively customizable for experienced Linux users.

This means she will be able to freely use it without your help, but you will be able to easily fine tune it to her preferences as well.

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I don’t know why people keep saying this. You either pay for a service, or you get a company extracting as much data as they can from you for advertiser or VC money. Servers and bandwidth cost money

1. Some people pay for Discord and they still exploit their data.
2. Some people pay for Lichess and their whole website is free of charge without tracking/advertising.

Yes, things cost money. Yes, ideally those who can pay for it should. No, something being free doesn’t legitimize unethical means to make a profit.

⚜︎ arscyni.cc: modernity ∝ nature.

The entire stock market has become a meme stock pyramid scheme. No price makes sense; it’s all glorified gambling making life on this planet worse for most living things.

⚜︎ arscyni.cc: modernity ∝ nature.